Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal soft rays: 3. Brown with about 4 broad black bands on trunk, each separated by a thin white bar (Ref. 48635).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Halicampus

Species: Halicampus spinirostris (Dawson & Allen, 1981)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Adults inhabit rock or coral habitats. Ovoviviparous (Ref. 205). The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail (Ref. 205). Males may be brooding at about 10 cm SL. Also seen in sheltered water, often on rubble bottoms in 2-12 m (Ref 90102).

Habitat

associated